president obama is scheduled to deliver the first state of the union address. there have been a number of reports suggesting the president will offer proposals for spending on infrastructure and education during his speech. today mr. obama's campaign manager talked about the upcoming address. >> the economy will be central to this speech and how we will grow the economy. >> it means former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is expected to attend the address. giffords suffered severe head trauma after she was shot while meeting with constituents in arizona. >>> the conservative tea party has tapped tapped ran paul to address the president's -- ashley judd has expressed an interest in running for senate. florida senator marco rubio will speak on behalf of the republican party. >>> there is still a few weeks left before the cuts hit the federal budget and while neither party likes the idea both are struggling over how congress should avoid the sequester. >> what we need is growth with jobs and if you have spending cuts, the education of our children and othe